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i dont see any files on the drive.. all hidden? (when i tried to check off 'Hide system files', it does not show any files..)<br />
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regardless, i just did a quick format.. would you stilll expect Passport tools there?
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i dont see any files on the drive.. all hidden? (when i tried to check off 'Hide system files', it does not show any files..)

regardless, i just did a quick format.. would you stilll expect Passport tools there?

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How did you format it? In Windows?
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yes, i did a quick format in windows..<br />
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in the case that WD does have that space, how can i bring those tools back to visibility, after the quick restore? (given that there is no simple way to restore the space, i may as well keep the options/tools available and handy..)
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yes, i did a quick format in windows..

in the case that WD does have that space, how can i bring those tools back to visibility, after the quick restore? (given that there is no simple way to restore the space, i may as well keep the options/tools available and handy..)

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Your question was: &nbsp;&quot;what is it?&quot; &nbsp;It is the WD tools and manuals.
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Your question was:  "what is it?"  It is the WD tools and manuals.

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@25112 - Thanks and I was happy to help.
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on the MyPassport disk,<br />
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i just formatted it.. now the free space is 1.36TB, and used space is 133MB.. is this expected?
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on the MyPassport disk,

i just formatted it.. now the free space is 1.36TB, and used space is 133MB.. is this expected?

Total space of Disk minus free space- what is it?

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